liam update

liam has decided that there are too many THINGS TO SEE to take time to eat. we're hoping the heat is aggravating this "issue" and that he returns to his normal piggy self soon. he doesn't seem upset by this at all, except when we try to convince him that eating only half of what he was eating last week is not enough!

we also brought out the exersaucer. he LOVES to sit up, look around and swat at the toys. he's still not very good at sitting up (the exersaucer is supposed to be for 3+ mo) but he can lean on it like he's at a bar, waiting for a drink. :)

we took a family dip in the not-hot hot tub. liam liked that a lot too. he also likes to watch liffey swim in her "pool." so many things to see! like his lamp! (he laughed at it yesterday.) and his wallpaper! (it has puppies on it too.) and, of course, himself in the mirror. :)

jenna's book & oprah show

http://epilogue.inconceivablejourney.com/2007/08/14/ready-set-mail.aspx

that is a link to jenna's blog entry from today. she is sending a copy of her oprah show appearance (and i think the today show is on there too) to anyone who wants to see it. it will be passed from person to person to whereever it might go. i tivo'd the rerun of the oprah show. if anyone close wants to see it, let me know. if you are far away, go to jenna's website and sign up for the DVD train. jenna did an excellent job of representing infertility, and oprah was completely lacking in empathy. completely.

and just another plug for jenna's book - the empty picture frame. you can follow the link to her website or you can order it from amazon. for anyone who wants a first hand account of infertility treatment, from both a female and male perspective, it is an excellent book.

first non-flyball campout

we decided to try out our camper on a NON-flyball weekend of camping. it was nice not getting up at the crack of dawn for a captains' meeting and the 2nd race of the day. :)

the WHOLE family went - bill, liam, liffey, lincoln and me. liam really seems to like being outside. liffey was excited because we went camping with our friends beth and dwayne, their 3 kids and their 3 dogs (marvin is liffey's hero!) bill has a new girlfriend though - blond hair, blue eyes and 2 yrs old. :) kyleigh kept giving bill "the look" all weekend.

everyone had fun on our little hike (which was more fun after we got in the air conditioned car) ,and we all loved the pool, even liam. bill was smart enough to bring our rollerblades. liam likes going anywhere in his stroller, so i just pushed him while i skated. bill took lincoln and didn't even have to do any work because lincoln just pulled him the whole way! lincoln LOVED it and wants to rollerblade more often. we'll have to see if we can find a place to do it again. liffey tried it, but she was too scared of the cars going by.

and yes, it was 100 degrees, but we have a/c in the camper! we're not as dumb as we look!!

swimming

Liam went swimming for the first time yesterday. he has his very own teeny tiny pool that looks like a frog. he didn't like the fact that the water wasn't as warm as his bath, but after a minute or 2, he got over it and really enjoyed being in the water. he smiled and talked to himself a lot.

bill and i also (finally) finished the nursery. what most people don't think about is that most of the world has 9 mo. to prepare a nursery and that many adoptive parents won't do anything until the baby is home (imagine an empty nursery, just waiting...) so we put up his puppy wallpaper border and his puppy wall hangings. we moved out the things that didn't need to be in there too. he also got rid of the girly furniture (my old furniture) and got his uncle's old furniture. the changing table is due to arrive tonight!

and yes uncle, you wore a dress. i'm sure mom and dad have proof somewhere...